Glitch keeps heist suspect from getting hitched

The bride wore a black skirt and blue blouse. The groom, a navy-blue jail jumpsuit, with a white sweater underneath. Their chapel? Palm Beach County criminal felony courtroom 11G.

In a courtroom accustomed to serious and heartbreaking tales, Circuit Judge Charles Burton brought some levity to proceedings Wednesday. He agreed to marry burglary suspect Joseph Ferrugia, 20, and his fiancee, Katie Kiempisty.

"You guys gotta be the groomsmen," Burton deadpanned to some attorneys in the courtroom. "I was looking for some rice back there."

But, alas, the wedding did not go as planned. The paperwork wasn't ready in time. Burton later found that other court officials wouldn't allow such a distraction for the Delray Beach man, preventing the judge from performing the ceremony. Deputies cuffed a disappointed Ferrugia to send him back to jail.

"Where are you having your bachelor party?" Burton asked as Ferrugia was led out. "Oh, never mind."